Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)


Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Rare in North Carolina with only a handful of known breeding ponds scattered across the coastal plain.

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Looks like he's been drinking...

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Male

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Spot patterns and brightness are highly variable.

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010

Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)
North Carolina coastal plain
11 March 2010


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